Gas Phase Synthesis of Multi-Element Nanoparticles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Gas Phase Methods for the Synthesis of Multi-Element Nanoparticles
3. Results
3.1. Two-Element Nanoparticles
3.2. Three-Element Nanoparticles
4. Discussion
4.1. Surface Energies—Structures for Nanoparticles of Immiscible Elements
4.2. Enthalpy of Mixing—Structures for Nanoparticles of Miscible Elements
4.3. Core–Shell vs. Janus Structures
4.4. Non-Equilibrium Structures
4.5. Other Structures
5. Technological Applications
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Elements | Synthesis Method | Particle Size | Internal Structure | Comment | Reference | Elements | Synthesis Method | Particle Size | Internal Structure | Comment | Reference |
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AuCu, AuAl, AuY, AuIn | Dual laser ablation | 100 atoms | Dopants in small Au clusters | Au clusters doped with 1 or 2 atoms of other metals to study magic numbers (1999) | [30] | AuAl, AuFe, AuCo, AuNi | Dual laser ablation | ~10 atoms | Small AunXm clusters | Studied effect of time delay between laser pulses (2000) | [31] |
AuCu | Laser ablation from alloy | ~2 nm | Alloy | Structural study. Atomic structure differed from bulk alloy (2001) | [118] | SmCo | Laser ablation from alloy | ~5 nm | Alloy | (2001) | [37] |
AuSc, AuTi, AuV, AuCr, AuMn, AuFe, AuCo, AuNi | Dual laser ablation | <50 atoms | Dopants in small Au clusters | Study of magic numbers in Au clusters doped with transition metal atoms (2003) | [61] | NiAu, NiAg, CoAg | Laser ablation of alloy target | 2–5 nm | Ni@Au, Ni@Ag, Co@Ag | Size evolution of optical properties (2003) | [94] |
SmCo | Sputter source with alloy target | 7 nm | Alloy | Magnetic properties of NPs before and after “in-flight” annealing (2003) | [97] | FePt | Sputter source with alloy target | 4–8 nm | Alloy | Phase transformation from the disordered fcc phase to ordered fct phase in FePt nanoparticles by “in-flight” annealing (2003) | [90] |
FeCo | Hollow cathode arc source with alloy cathode | ~12 nm | Alloy | Formation of high-moment FeCo alloy nanoparticles (2004) | [79] | CoAg CoPt | Dual laser ablation | 2–4 nm | Alloy | Study of changes in magnetic anisotropy (2004) | [95] |
CoSi | Sputter source with multiple targets | ~30 nm | Core–shell with Si rich shells | Magnetic properties of Co@Si clusters compared with Co@CoO (2005) | [56] | AuAg, AuPd | Laser ablation of alloy pellet | 8–22 nm | Alloy | Study of plasmon resonances (2006) | [131] |
FePt | Sputter source with alloy target | 8 nm | Alloy | Obtention of ordered tetragonal phase (2006) | [91] | CoAu | Sputter source with alloy target | 5–15 nm | Co@Au | Magnetic behavior of Co@Au (2007) | [106] |
AuPd | Sputter source with alloy target | 1–5 nm | Alloy | Icosahedral particles (2008) | [132] | CoAu, FeAg | Sputter source with alloy target | 12 nm (Au), ~15 nm (FeAg) | CoAu, Janus (FeAg) | Transition between core–shell and Janus structures (2008) | [86] |
CrCo, AuPd, AgPd | Spark ablation source with alloy electrodes (CrCo) or different elemental electrodes (AuPd, AgPd) | 5–10 nm | Alloy | Comparison of elemental mixing using alloy or separate elemental electrodes (2008) | [73] | FeCu, FeAu | Thermal core plus thermal shell | ~2–3 nm | Core–shell | Modification of core atomic structure by changing the shell thickness (2010) | [81] |
AgCu, CuW, PtAu | Spark ablation source with sintered electrodes (AgCu, CuW) or two different electrodes (PtAu) | ~5–8 nm | Alloy | Nanocrystalline phases found for AgCu and PtAu (2010) | [116] | AuPd | Sputter source with alloy target | 5 nm | Alloy | Study of the effect of temperature on structure (2010) | [133] |
AuCo | Sputter source with sectioned target | 5 nm | Janus | HRTEM showed details of the Co/Au interface (2010) | [107] | YCo | Sputter source with sectioned target | <10 nm | Alloy | Study of magnetic behavior for different stoichiometries (2011) | [122] |
AgFe | Sputter source with sectioned target | ~20 nm | Janus | In-flight thermal annealing performed (2011) | [88] | CoPt | Laser ablation of alloy target | 2–6 nm | Alloy | Morphology study of CoPt clusters (2011) | [100] |
YCo | Sputter source with composite target | 8–10 nm | Alloy | Magnetic study of NPs with different crystal structures (2011) | [123] | AuCu | Sputter source with alloy target | ~4 nm | Graded alloy with either Cu-rich core or Au-rich core | (2011), instability of Au@Cu core–shell nanoparticles (Au diffused to the shell) (2012) | [119,120] |
AgAu | Sputter sources with independent targets | <5 nm | Alloy | Fine tuning of the composition achieved via the multiple target cluster source (2012) | [33] | CuAg | Dual laser ablation | 12 nm | Co@Ag, Janus | Description of the transition from core–shell to Janus structures (2012) | [44] |
FeCr | Thermal core plus thermal shell | 2.8 nm | Fe@Cr | Controlled shell thickness to observe onset of exchange bias (2013) | [34] | SmCo | Sputter source with sectioned target | ~40 nm | Alloy | Study of the growing mechanism and coercivity with sputter current (2013) | [98] |
MoCu | Sputter source with segmented target | 10–60 nm | Alloy, core–shell, Janus | Structural motifs controlled by changing the source parameters (2013) | [23] | CoAu | Sputter source with alloy target | 10 nm | Alloy or Co@Au depending on deposition temperature | Magnetic and structural behavior of Co@Au with deposition temperature (2013) | [102] |
MgNi, MgCu, MgTi | Sputter source with segmented target | 10–20 nm | Ni@Mg, Cu@Mg, Ti@Mg | Phase separation seen in the case of MgNi and MgCu to produce core–shell structure after hydrogenation (2014) | [48] | AuAg, AuCo | Sputter sources with 3 targets | 5–10 nm | Co@Au, Ag@Au | Changing the position of the magnetrons within the aggregation source enabled swapping core and shell materials (2014) | [103] |
NiCu | Sputter source plus sputter coater | 20–50 nm | Ni@Cu | Shell thickness up to 5 nm (2014) | [108] | AlYb | Sputter source with sectioned target | 5–10 nm | Al@Yb | Oxidation experiments on the Yb shell (2014) | [55] |
PtY | Sputter source with alloy target | 4–10 nm | Alloy in as-prepared samples, thin Pt-rich shell after oxidation | Study of PtY NPs as catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (2014) | [124] | AgSi | Sputter source with multiple targets | 4–15 nm | Core-satellite, Janus | Study of morphology by variation of operational parameters and MD study (2014) | [32] |
FeAl | Sputter source with multiple targets | 10 nm | Fe@Al | Oxidation of the shell produces an alumina shell (2014) | [53] | AgCu | Liquid He droplet source | 2–5 nm | Ag@Au | Multiple cores observed above a critical size (2015) | [39] |
PdMg | Sputter source with segmented target | ~5 nm | Pd@Mg | Synthesis of catalytic particles (2015) | [36] | AuCo | Sputter source with multiple targets | 8 nm | Co@Au | Icosahedral core–shell Co@Au nanoparticles and novel structure (icosahedral Co core surrounded by fcc Au facets) (2015) | [104] |
NiCr | Sputter source with alloy target | 5 nm | Alloy | Deterioration of magnetic properties due to Cr segregation observed (2015) | [75] | TiV, PtV, PtTi | Sputter source with multiple targets | 5–8 nm | TiV alloy, V@Pt, TiPt alloy | Structure tunable with source parameters (2015) | [62] |
RuPt | Sputter source with multiple targets | ~5 nm | Alloy | Electrochemical performance of RuPt alloy nanoparticles (2015) | [125] | CoAg, FeW, MoCo | Sputter source with composite target | 7–27 nm (CoAg), 5–15 nm (FeW), 2–10 nm (MoCo) | Co@Ag, W@Fe, Mo@Co | Minimum size for spontaneous core–shell formation (2015) | [89] |
AgCu | Sputter source with multiple targets | 5–15 nm | Cu@Ag | Cu@Ag structure in Cu-rich particles and Ag@Cu@Ag in Ag-rich particles. “Ukidama” nanoparticles observed (2016) | [43] | FeCu | Sputter source plus thermal shell | ~20 nm | Alloy | (2016) | [82] |
FeAg | Sputter source plus thermal shell | ~20 nm | Core with islanded shell (Janus) | (2016) | [87] | FeAu | Sputter source plus thermal shell | ~10 nm | Core–shell | (2016) | [82] |
PtNi | Sputter source with alloy target | 1–2 nm | Alloy | High catalytic activity for methanol electro-oxidation when decorated on carbon nanotubes (2016) | [112] | NiCr | Sputter source with alloy target | 10–12 nm | Alloy | Study of Cr segregation and its effect on magnetic properties (2016) | [76] |
MnBi | Sputter source with alloy target | ~10 nm | Bi@Mn or Mn@Bi@Mn | HRTEM study showing crystalline Bi and amorphous Mn (2016) | [77] | CoSi | Sputter source with composite target | ~18 nm | Alloy | Study of the coercivity of the NPs (2016) | [57] |
MgTi | Sputter source with segmented target | ~20 nm | Ti@Mg | Showed nucleation induced by the introduction of trace gases (2017) | [47] | PdPt | Dual laser ablation | <6 nm | Pd@Pt | Study of hydrogen detection when deposited on ZnO nanorods (2017) | [127] |
AgAu | Sputter source with sectioned target | 8–10 nm | Alloy | Characterization of AgAu in a SiO2 matrix (2017) | [135] | NiTi | Sputter source plus sputter coater | ~20 nm | Core–shell (Ni@Ti) | Demonstrated independent control of shell thickness (2017) | [64] |
AgAu | Liquid He droplet source | 2 nm | Au@Ag or Ag@Au (depending on order of pick-up cells) transforming to alloy after annealing | HR TEM study of the alloying of metastable core–shell nanoparticles with annealing (2018) | [136] | AuCu | Sputter source with multiple targets | <5 nm | Alloy | Nanoparticles were deposited in MgO as catalysts (2018) | [121] |
TiCu | Sputter source with alloy target | 8 nm | Alloy | Growth mechanism modelled by a nucleation model (2018) | [67] | CoAu | Sputter source with alloy target | 7 nm | Co@Au | Trimodal distribution and different structures when using pulsed sputtering instead of DC (2018) | [105] |
MnSi | Sputter source with composite target | 10–20 nm | Alloy | Study of skyrmionic properties of NPs (2018) | [59] | NiMo | Sputter source with alloy target | 4 nm | Alloy | Production of NiMoS with a reactive atmosphere of H2S (2018) | [110] |
PtTi | Sputter source with alloy target | 1–2 nm | Alloy, but becomes core–shell (Pt@Ti) with oxidation | Multicore Pt atoms observed after ambient exposure in the largest clusters (2018) | [69] | NiCu | Sputter source plus sputter coater | ~30 nm | Alloy | Enriched Cu shell observed for high Cu content (2019) | [109] |
PdPt | Laser ablation of a sectioned plate | 11 nm | Alloy | Formation of nanoparticle graphene composites (2019) | [128] | AuPd | Sputter source plus sputter coater | 3 nm | Alloy | Even distribution of elements confirmed by EDS (2019) | [134] |
FeAu | Sputter source with multiple targets | 10 nm | Core–shell (Fe@Au) and solid solution, where Au shell forms within the Fe core | FeAu nanocubes where Au occupied specific sites. Atomistic simulation of the growth mechanism (2019) | [93] | FeCr, FeMn | Spark ablation source with alloy electrodes plus thermal treatment | 10–50 nm | Fe@Cr, alloy, Janus (FeMn) | Incorporation of H2 as carrier gas led to core–shell morphologies, and subsequent annealing led to Janus FeMn nanoparticles (2019) | [71] |
PdPt | Sputter source with multiple targets | <5 nm | Core–shell PtPd@Pt for Pt-rich and PtPd@Pd for Pd-rich | Out-of-equilibrium structures due to kinetic trapping. Verified by MD simulations (2020) | [129] | PdCu | Sputter source with multiple targets | 2–5 nm | alloy | Alloy nanoparticles deposited into liquid polymer (2020) | [114] |
PtAu | Sputter source with multiple targets | 1.5–3.5 nm | Alloy | Deposition into liquid PEG. High Pt content prevented agglomeration (2020) | [138] | AuPt | Dual laser ablation | 2–3 nm | Alloy | UV sensitivity increased in ZnO decorated with nanoparticles (2020) | [139] |
AgCu | Sputter source plus sputter coater | 10–20 nm | Janus | Coating with a tubular magnetron in which magnetic trapping increased thickness of the shell (2020) | [117] | CoCr | Sputter source with alloy target | 6–7 nm | alloy, Co@Cr, | Minimum size of nanoparticle for the spontaneous formation of Co@Cr (2020) | [74] |
NiTi | Sputter source plus sputter coater | 15–20 nm | (Ni@Ti) | Ni@Ti NPs with thicker shells due to an arrow-shaped configuration of the aggregation chamber (2020) | [65] | AgAu | Sputter source with composite target | 5–20 nm | Alloy | Study of the effect of re-deposition in the composite target (2020) | [137] |
ZnFe | Sputter source plus sputter coater | ~5 nm | Alloy | Particles formed a galvanic couple, promoting faster oxidation of Zn (2021) | [84] | ZnFe | Sputter source with multiple targets | ~20 nm | Fe@Zn/ZnO (Flower-like nanoparticles) | MD simulations used to understand particle growth (2021) | [85] |
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Element 1 | Element 2 | Size | Surface Energy Difference (Jm−2) | Enthalpy of Mixing (kJ/mol) | Structure of Nanoparticle | Main Reference |
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Mg | Ti | ~20 | −1.41 | +20 [46] | Ti@Mg 1 | [47] |
Ti | ~10 | −1.41 | +20 [46] | Ti@Mg 2 | [48] | |
Ni | ~20 | −1.45 | −12 [49] | Ni@Mg 1 | [48] | |
Cu | ~20 | −0.83 | −9.8 [50] | Cu@Mg 1 | [48] | |
Pd | ~5 | −0.86 | −43 [51] | Pd@Mg | [36] | |
Al | Fe | 10 | −1.73 | −25 [52] | Fe@Al | [53] |
Yb | 5–10 | −0.34 | −30 [54] | Al@Yb | [55] | |
Au | 1–2 | — | — | Al dopant | [30,31] | |
Si | Co | ~30 | −1.01 | NA (-) | Co@Si | [56] |
Co | ~18 | −1.01 | NA (-) | alloy | [57] | |
Mn | 10–20 | |2.16| | −35 [58] | alloy | [59] | |
Ag | 4–15 | |0.56| | +2.5 [60] | C–S 3, Janus | [32] | |
Sc | Au | 1–2 | — | — | Sc dopant | [61] |
Ti | V | 5 | |0.40| | NA (-) | alloy | [62] |
Ni | ~20 | −0.04 | −33 [63] | Ni@Ti | [64] | |
Ni | 15–20 | −0.04 | −33 [63] | Ni@Ti | [65] | |
Cu | 8 | |0.58| | −12 [66] | alloy | [67] | |
Pt | 1–2 | |0.40| | −91 [68] | alloy4 | [69] | |
Pt | 8 | |0.40| | −91 [68] | alloy | [62] | |
Au | 1–2 | — | NA (-) | Ti dopant | [61] | |
V | Pt | 7 | −0.87 | −27 [63] | V@Pt | [62] |
Au | 1–2 | — | — | V dopant | [61] | |
Cr | Fe | 2.8 | 1.2 | +6.3 [70] | Fe@Cr | [34] |
Fe | 10–50 | 1.2 | +6.3 [70] | Fe@Cr | [71] | |
Co | 5–10 | |1.01| | +2.5 [72] | alloy | [73] | |
Co | 6–7 | 1.01 | +2.5 [72] | Co@Cr | [74] | |
Ni | 5 | |1.31| | +6.4 [70] | alloy | [75] | |
Ni | 10–12 | |1.31| | +6.4 [70] | alloy | [76] | |
Au | 1–2 | — | — | Cr dopant | [61] | |
Mn | Fe | 10–50 | |0.96| | −4.5 [70] | alloy, Janus | [71] |
Au | 1–2 | — | — | Mn dopant | [61] | |
Bi | ~10 | −3.16 | NA (-) | Bi@Mn or Mn@Bi@Mn | [77] | |
Fe | Co | ~12 | |0.19| | −10.5 [78] | alloy | [79] |
Cu | 2–3 | −1.11 | +11 [80] | Fe@Cu | [81] | |
Cu | ~20 | |1.11| | +11 [80] | alloy | [82] | |
Zn | ~5 | |2.09| | −2.2 [83] | alloy | [84] | |
Zn | ~20 | −2.09 | −2.2 [83] | Fe@Zn | [85] | |
Ag | ~15 | |1.74| | NA (+) | Janus | [86] | |
Ag | ~20 | |1.74| | NA (+) | Janus | [87] | |
Ag | ~20 | |1.74| | NA (+) | Janus | [88] | |
W | 5–15 | −0.81 | +0.4 [70] | W@Fe | [89] | |
Pt | 4–8 | |0.93| | −25 [70] | alloy | [90] | |
Pt | 8 | |0.93| | −25 [70] | alloy | [91] | |
Au | 1 | — | — | Fe dopant | [31] | |
Au | 1–2 | — | — | Fe dopant | [61] | |
Au | 2–3 | −1.78 | +10 [92] | Fe@Au | [81] | |
Au | ~10 | −1.78 | +10 [92] | Fe@Au | [82] | |
Au | 10 | −1.78 | +10 [92] | Fe@Au 5 | [93] | |
Co | Ag | 2–5 | −1.55 | NA (+) | Co@Ag | [94] |
Ag | 2–4 | |1.55| | NA (+) | alloy | [95] | |
Ag | 7–27 | −1.55 | NA (+) | Co@Ag | [89] | |
Mo | 2–10 | −0.57 | NA (-) | Mo@Co | [89] | |
Sm | 5 | |1.46| | −99 [96] | alloy | [37] | |
Sm | 7 | |1.46| | −99 [96] | alloy | [97] | |
Sm | ~40 | |1.46| | −99 [96] | alloy | [98] | |
Pt | 2–4 | 0.74 | −109 [99] | alloy | [95] | |
Pt | 2–6 | 0.74 | −109 [99] | alloy | [100] | |
Au | 1 | — | — | Co dopant | [31] | |
Au | 1–2 | — | — | Co dopant | [61] | |
Au | 10 | −1.59 | +7 [101] | Co@Au | [102] | |
Au | 5–10 | −1.59 | +7 [101] | Co@Au | [103] | |
Au | 8 | −1.59 | +7 [101] | Co@Au | [104] | |
Au | 7 | −1.59 | +7 [101] | Co@Au | [105] | |
Au | 5–15 | −1.59 | +7 [101] | Co@Au | [106] | |
Au | 12 | −1.59 | +7 [101] | Co@Au | [86] | |
Au | 5 | |1.59| | +7 [101] | Janus | [107] | |
Ni | Cu | 20–50 | −0.62 | +3.7 [80] | Ni@Cu | [108] |
Cu | ~30 | |0.62| | +3.7 [80] | alloy | [109] | |
Mo | 4 | |0.87| | NA (-) | alloy | [110] | |
Ag | 2–5 | −1.25 | NA (+) | Ni@Ag | [94] | |
Pt | 1–2 | |0.44| | −9.5 [111] | alloy | [112] | |
Au | 1 | — | — | Ni dopant | [31] | |
Au | 1–2 | — | — | Ni dopant | [61] | |
Au | 2–5 | −1.29 | +3 [92] | Ni@Au | [94] | |
Cu | Mo | 10–60 | |1.49| | NA (+) | alloy, C–S, Janus | [23] |
Pd | 2–5 | |0.03| | −45 [113] | alloy | [114] | |
Ag | 5–8 | |0.63| | +3.5 [115] | alloy | [116] | |
Ag | 12 | −0.63 | +3.5 [115] | Cu@Ag, Janus | [44] | |
Ag | 5–15 | −0.63 | +3.5 [115] | Cu@Ag 6 | [43] | |
Ag | 10–20 | |0.63| | +3.5 [115] | Janus | [117] | |
W | 5–8 | |1.92| | NA (+) | alloy | [116] | |
Au | 1–2 | — | −29 [115] | Cu dopant | [30] | |
Au | ~2 | |0.67| | −29 [115] | alloy | [118] | |
Au | ~4 | |0.67| | −29 [115] | alloy | [119,120] | |
Au | <5 | |0.67| | −29 [115] | alloy | [121] | |
Y | Co | <10 | |1.34| | NA (-) | alloy | [122] |
Co | 8–10 | |1.34| | NA (-) | alloy | [123] | |
Pt | 4–10 | |0.60| | −104 [63] | alloy 7 | [124] | |
Au | 1–2 | — | −79 [63] | Y dopant | [30] | |
Ru | Pt | ~5 | |1.28| | — | alloy | [125] |
Pd | Ag | 5–10 | |0.66| | −5 [126] | alloy | [73] |
Pt | <6 | 0.15 | −4.3 [70] | Pd@Pt | [127] | |
Pt | 11 | |0.15| | −4.3 [70] | alloy | [128] | |
Pt | <5 | |0.15| | −4.3 [70] | core–shell 8 | [129] | |
Au | 8–22 | |0.70| | −8.4 [130] | alloy | [131] | |
Au | 1–5 | |0.70| | −8.4 [130] | alloy | [132] | |
Au | 5–10 | |0.70| | −8.4 [130] | alloy | [73] | |
Au | 5 | |0.70| | −8.4 [130] | alloy | [133] | |
Au | 3 | |0.70| | −8.4 [130] | alloy | [134] | |
Ag | Au | 8–22 | |0.04| | −17 [115] | alloy | [131] |
Au | <5 | |0.04| | −17 [115] | alloy | [33] | |
Au | 5–10 | −0.04 | −17 [115] | Ag@Au | [103] | |
Au | 2–5 | −0.04 | −17 [115] | Ag@Au | [39] | |
Au | 8–10 | |0.04| | −17 [115] | alloy | [135] | |
Au | 3–4 | |0.04| | −17 [115] | C–S, alloy 9 | [136] | |
Au | 5–20 | |0.04| | −17 [115] | alloy | [137] | |
In | Au | 1–2 | — | — | In dopant | [30] |
Pt | Au | 5–8 | |0.85| | NA (+) | alloy | [116] |
Au | 1.5–3.5 | |0.85| | NA (+) | alloy | [138] | |
Au | 2–3 | |0.85| | NA (+) | alloy | [139] |
Elements | Structure | Size (nm) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Fe, Co, Ag | (FeCo)@Ag | ~20 | [142] |
Fe, Co, Au | (FeCo)@Au | ~14 | [142] |
Pd, Ag, Au | Ternary alloy | ~5 | [33] |
Co, Ag, Au | Co@Ag@Au | 10 | [103] |
Si, Fe, Ag | FeAg@Si 1 | 10–50 | [143,144] |
Pd, Pt, Au | (AuPt)@Pd 2 | 10 | [41] |
Element | Surface Energy Crystalium (Jm−2) | Surface Energy Liquid Metal (Jm−2) |
---|---|---|
Mg | 0.59 | 0.57 |
Al | 0.80 | 0.87 |
Si | 1.33 | 0.80 |
Sc | 1.25 | 0.87 |
Ti | 2.00 | 1.50 |
V | 2.47 | 1.90 |
Cr | 3.35 | 1.69 |
Mn | 3.49 | 1.10 |
Fe | 2.53 | 1.83 |
Co | 2.34 | 1.83 |
Ni | 2.04 | 1.74 |
Cu | 1.42 | 1.31 |
Zn | 0.44 | 0.77 |
Y | 1.00 | — |
Mo | 2.91 | 2.13 |
Ru | 2.88 | 2.22 |
Pd | 1.45 | 1.48 |
Ag | 0.79 | 0.91 |
In | 0.31 | 0.56 |
Sm | 0.88 | — |
Yb | 0.46 | — |
W | 3.34 | 2.34 |
Pt | 1.60 | 1.86 |
Au | 0.75 | 1.13 |
Bi | 0.24 | 0.38 |
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López-Martín, R.; Burgos, B.S.; Normile, P.S.; De Toro, J.A.; Binns, C. Gas Phase Synthesis of Multi-Element Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 2803. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112803
López-Martín R, Burgos BS, Normile PS, De Toro JA, Binns C. Gas Phase Synthesis of Multi-Element Nanoparticles. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(11):2803. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112803
Chicago/Turabian StyleLópez-Martín, Raúl, Benito Santos Burgos, Peter S. Normile, José A. De Toro, and Chris Binns. 2021. "Gas Phase Synthesis of Multi-Element Nanoparticles" Nanomaterials 11, no. 11: 2803. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112803